Blue Goose

Gallery: AvianPosted February 1, 2013126 views9 comments

Or blue morph of the Snow Goose, actually. Another one from Bosque del Apache in January. Oddly, on reviewing my images I got absolutely nothing on geese taking off-just landing. While they often take off en masse, they do occasionally go a few at a time. A huge oversight on my part. Luckily, I don't have to go as far for Snow Geese as I do for Cranes.

I like the ruffled feathers and the forward wing position in this one.
1DIV, 500mm ISL + 1.4TC. Black Widow on RRS legs. f8, 1/2500, iso 400, manual exposure. Cropped to 6.8 MP. Normal processing in CS5. Taken at Bosque del Apache at 4:48 PM on January 22nd (my last session of the trip).

Your comments and criticisms are always appreciated.

Thanks for looking,

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on February 1, 2013 at 9:18 PM

I too like the wing position, plus the typical colors of the location.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Holly Morris on February 1, 2013 at 9:31 PM

Beautiful capture...love the position on the wings! The muted colors of the background help make the goose colors pop.
HollyMorris

Registered on October 9, 2012, 66 Posts, 112 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on February 1, 2013 at 9:39 PM

Very nice catch of this fellow. I saw a few, and got a couple images too.
Really nice wing position, great colours and BG.
How about leveling the water line a bit?

Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on February 1, 2013 at 10:13 PM

Oops. Missed the slight slant to the water line

Thanks, Sandy.

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Comment posted by Verdon on February 2, 2013 at 12:24 AM

great soft light , excellent pose and eye contact, well done!!!

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on February 2, 2013 at 10:32 AM

Very cool flight pose with the wings splayed forward so.
Great comp, details, and use of the strong directional light.
It's helped to create an appealing 3D look with its light/shadow mix.
Well done Dennis

PS - Good call on the tilt/shift man

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on February 2, 2013 at 10:41 AM

Lovely lighting and cool wing pose here Dennis

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on February 2, 2013 at 4:41 PM

Everything everyone else said, and thanks for keeping the water from running off the page!

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on February 2, 2013 at 9:45 PM

Nice capture Dennis. I missed going to Bosque this year....and this makes me miss it more. Good work!

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